Exploration

Since 2019, UK energy investment firm, Westmount Energy Limited has participated indirectly via its investee companies in the drilling of exploration wells on the Kaieteur, Canje, and Orinduik Blocks. While those efforts have not produced a commercial, standalone discovery,...

Exploration drilling results for the Guyana-Suriname basin support the presence of extensive and deeper plays. This much is evident to Westmount Energy, a UK-based investment firm with exposure in several blocks in the basin. Westmount said one only ought to...

The government of Trinidad and Tobago is expected to issue a decision on the lone four bids it got from its recent deepwater oil block auction which saw 17 blocks up for grabs. Energy Minister, Stuart Young, recently made the disclosure. Young told...

Owing to another delay, this time at no fault of its own, CGX Energy has revised the spud window for its Wei-1 prospect in the Corentyne Block to between December 2022 and late January 2023. In its operational update on...

Offshore supply ship HOS Brass Ring is one of several vessels supporting an Environmental Baseline and Geotechnical Survey operation at the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The vessel departed from Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago, last Wednesday and arrived in...

Following the announcement last week of two more discoveries at Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block, the hunt for more high-quality oil resources is now set to continue at the Fish-1 and Lancetfish-1 prospects offshore the South...

Britain’s oil and gas regulator – North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) – on Friday issued a warning to the industry that it would not hesitate to take action against companies that fail to meet their licence obligations. The warning was...

With two new discoveries announced on Wednesday, 2022 is being referred to as the best exploration year in Guyana for the ExxonMobil-led co-venturers. Exxon has a 45% stake in the 6.6 million acres Stabroek Block, with Hess Corporation holding 30% and...

Drilling operations are set to continue at the Fangtooth reservoir in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Operator of the block, ExxonMobil, is utilizing the Stena Carron rig for this latest operation. OilNOW understands the well site is situated approximately 100.8...

The partners in the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana are targeting an exploration well in early 2023, according to a report from 15% stakeholder, Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas. This well is expected to be drilled in the second renewal period...